Lammy: UK could ‘legally’ strike Iran

British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy on Friday said that the United Kingdom could legally strike missile sites in Iran, after the British government confirmed that its base in Cyprus is being used to launch missions to shoot down drones in the Middle East.

“It is entirely legal to protect our people and protect our staff, and therefore, all operational capacity is available to us in those circumstances,” he told the BBC.

Pressed on the prospect of the UK directly striking Iran and whether such an act would be legal...